ETYM Latin See Astragal.
1. The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
2. A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe Galegeae, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, milk vetch and licorice vetch. Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental species.
The dried root of an Asian milk vetch (Astragalus membranaceus) used especially as a remedy in Chinese herbal medicine; also; a preparation or extract of this root. + prikaži više

Slope; Geology, rock detritus at base of slope.
Rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope
The pile of rubble and sediment that forms an ascending slope at the foot of a mountain range or cliff.
The rock fragments that form a talus are usually slide rock or pieces broken off by frost action. As fragments are loosened they clatter downward in a series of free falls, bounces, and slides. With time, the rock waste builds in a heap or sheet of rubble that may eventually bury even the upper cliffs, and the growth of the talus then stops. Usually, however, erosional forces decompose the rock waste so that a talus stays restricted to lower slopes. + prikaži više